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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Amy Chua

Why we're reading this: This was a book for book club. Things I like: it talked about being a mother and the struggle to give our…more
[close] This was a book for book club. Things I like: it talked about being a mother and the struggle to give our children a gift to use in life.

What I didn't like. The book seemed jumbly...story of growing up, kids, dogs, cancer stories? At times I was trying to figure out how everything fit together and decided it doesn't.

I felt the reader was looking for validation and I didn't feel the need to do that.

I thought it was interesting that she told her husband she would be the hated parent by forcing the kids....and then when they didn't want to give her a good gift she was offended?? Then she freaked out when her daughter said "I hate you" I guess she really didn't want to be the hated parent.

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May 10, 2015 Marlaina McCauslin rated it it was ok

Shelves: nonfiction, asian

Disclaimer: I am not a parent, nor do I ever want to be.

So after reading this book, I couldn't tell if I extremely disliked it because of the author herself or of the message that she was trying send. After finishing it, and sleeping on it, I have decided it was both. Amy Chua, who wrote the book to try to convince her readers that the "Chinese Way" of child rearing, aka, calling your children, "trash", making them practice an instrument that they didn't choose themselves, etc. She clearly thin ...more

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Aug 26, 2012 Erica rated it it was ok

I have many thoughts on this book....I will try to sum up. I went into this book thinking I would think Amy Chua was insane, and I certainly thought that for many parts. But, she also made me rethink some of my parenting and buckle down on my kids piano lessons and Chinese. But in the end, I think the overwhelming feeling I have for this book is pity. I feel sorry for Amy Chua, but especially her children and her parents. Her parents came to the US to give her what they could not get in Asia - o ...more

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Oct 21, 2011 Ellon rated it did not like it

I read this because other teachers at my school had read it last year and talked about it a lot. They also did not like the ideas put forth by the "Tiger Mother," but I wanted to see exactly what they were talking about. I think Chua is crazy and quite frankly, a bit racist. She even admits towards the end that 'Chinese' parenting does not always work the way she swears it works in the beginning. Yet, even after this confession, she still looks down on 'Western' parenting. Now I find myself worr ...more

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May 08, 2013 Franklin Park Public Library rated it liked it

Shelves: nonfiction-book-club, michelle-s-shelf

In this memoir from Amy Chua, she reveals her take on parenting the "Chinese" way. I found much of her approach to be way over-the-top. I found it curious to learn after I'd read the book that she insists that the book was written to be sort of a self-parody, because I definitely didn't read most of it that way. I'm not sure that her writing makes that message clear. I did find the book to be humorous in parts and was appreciative of it's brutal honesty. And I do agree with her that many "Wester ...more

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